6 The Courier sun • DECEMBER 31, 2015 for breaking news visit www.qns.com AUTOMATIC WATER RATE CREDITS COMING FOR NEW YORKERS ON FIXED INCOMES By Robert Pozarycki rpozarycki@queenscourier.com @robbpoz Call it a Christmas present from the City of New York. Nearly 52,000 homeowners — most of whom are living on fixed incomes — will receive an automatic credit of nearly $116 on their next water bill, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Emily Lloyd announced on the morning of Dec. 24. The credit, which is part of the mayor’s Home Water Assistance Program, amounts to a 25 percent water bill reduction for most recipients. Homeowners across the city know all too well the costs of using water in New York City, as water rates have been increased annually for most of this century. Still, the city moved to soften the fiscal blow for homeowners in 2015, with the New York City Water Board approving a 3.24 percent increase — touted as the lowest rate hike in decades — as well as a rate freeze for any homeowner who uses 100 gallons or less per day. “The holidays can be expensive, and this credit will provide some muchneeded relief to low-income, senior and disabled homeowners,” de Blasio said. Many Queens lawmakers were quick to praise news of the water rate credit. “This $116 credit from the DEP will surely brighten the holidays for many working-class families and provide a much-needed boost in the new year,” Assemblyman David Weprin said. “No family should see their savings depleted or face the prospect of their water being shut off for not being able to pay their utilities,” Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder added. “This new credit will make a real difference this holiday season in keeping water rates affordable for our most vulnerable citizens.” City Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras- Copeland, who chairs the Council’s Finance Committee, said the Home Water Assistance Program “has been a huge relief for low-income New Yorkers.” Her colleague in the Council, Donovan Richards, said the refund helps, but vowed to continue fighting for reduced water rate increases in the future. “High water rates have been a problem for many low-income, seniors and disabled homeowners during the last few years,” he said. “While we work to lower water rate increases across the city, every refund helps ease the burden on financially strapped New Yorkers.” Open 7 days Monday-Thursday 3:30pm-11:00pm Friday 3:30pm-midnight Saturday 4:00pm-midnight Sunday 1:00pm-10:00pm Celebrate your Holiday Parties and Special Occassions at Jimmy’s Trattoria. Private Dining Room Special Catering Menu Available • Friendly, calm and cozy atmosphere • Great Service • Excellent Italian Food (Large Portions) • Extensive Menu Please call for Dinner Reservations 45-73 Bell Blvd., Bayside, NY, 11361 SHERIFF’S SALE (718) 229-5319 • www.JimmysTrattoria.com BY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION ISSUED OUT OF THE SUPREME COURT, QUEENS, in favor of EASTSIDE HOLDINGS II, INC, judgment creditors, and against VANESSA ANDRADE, judgment debtor, to me directed and delivered, I WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION, by DENNIS ALESTRA DCA# 0840217, auctioneer, as the law directs, FOR CASH ONLY, on the 10th day of February, 2016, at 1:00, in the afternoon, at 30-10 Starr Avenue, Queens County Sheriff’s Office, in the county of QUEENS all the right, title and interest which VANESSA ANDRADE the judgment debtor, had on the 15th day of July, 2010, or at anytime thereafter, of, in and to the following: 33-29 156TH STREET QUEENS NEW YORK BLOCK: 5241 LOT: 0028 SCHEDULE “A” BEGINNING at a point on the easterly side of 156th Street (Formerly 16th Street) distant 278.18 feet southerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the easterly side of 156th Street with the southerly side of 33rd Avenue (formerly Mitchell Avenue), RUNNING THENCE easterly parallel with 33rd Avenue, 138.64 feet; THENCE southerly parallel with 156th Street, 50 feet; THENCE westerly again parallel with 33rd Ave., 138.64 feet to the easterly of 156th Street; RUNNING THENCE northerly along the easterly side of 156th Street, 50 feet to the point or place of BEGINNING. JOSEPH FUCITO Sheriff of the City of New York DEPUTY GERALD D’ANGELONE (718) 707-2046 CASE# 15031371 NYC Department of Finance-Office of the Sheriff– nyc.gov/finance
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